2. Get tomsrtbt floppy and a supported pcmcia ethercard and do a net install, see Wiki and needs internet access.

3. Remove the hard drive from the thinkpad and use an IDE adapter to install on laptop hard drive in a regular PC.

4. Get a pcmcia/CF adapter and a CF then copy the KNOPPIX folder onto the CF, then make the 2 floppy set to boot dsl from pcmcia. You can run this way and test it before you decide to touch the hard drive.

I tried BGrescue and got errors from the laptop. It seems that video portion does not work on the machine. I'll have to try using text only. Could you send me the link to the Wiki to install using floppies?